You're telling me! Before the HP burned up (from HP putting NO case fans in), I got a clean OEM of XP & tried to load a clean install (you can use your HP OEM key with any OEM XP OS). Identifying my mobo chipset etc. (you can't just get a new mobo - ONLY HP mobo will fit), identifying drivers, then getting the correct drivers from HP took me three months! HP kept saying they didn't have individual drivers - wanted me to use their restoe CD (with all its crapware). During this process they actually admitted they had sold space (that I paid for) on MY hard drive to advertisers/vendors! It was a nightmare. I finally got it put together and the then heat in the inadequately cooled pc burned up inside. --AnnaSummers
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From: christopher Charles
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Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] New Build with XP
Also It's a nightmare for drivers. HP website list Vista drivers only for new PC and laptops.
And HP does not support downgrade to XP!!
One has to get XP drivers from the chipset manufacturer. Everest is helpful!
Christopher C. Charles
http://drpcdr.ca
416 398 3772
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:20:47 -0500
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> Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] New Build with XP
>
> I bought a retail version of XP Home SP2 last year. I don't know if they
> are getting hard to find or not, but I recommend you do it right away. I
> just wanted to be sure I would never get stuck with VISTA being the only
> choice if I wanted to keep Windows OS. I wish more people were aware of
> what MS is trying to do with VISTA - it's a foot in the door to MS's &
> other vendors remote control of their PC.
>
> According to MS, you will certainly be able to activate it next year.
> That's the whole point of the retail copy - you can install and activate
> it all you want, as long as it is only on one pc AT A TIME. You have a
> certain number of activations, so if you change hardware often, you may
> have to call and get another activation code, but that is supposedly no
> problem.
>
> AnnaSummers
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